Glacier Quiz Review

A glacier is __________

• series of frozen lakes that line up parallel to one another 
• series of frozen seas that rest in the interior of continents 
• o  large body of ice that does not move across the earth's surface 
• large body of ice and snow that shows evidence of movement 

When a glacier is experiencing more melting than snow accumulation it is said to be in a period of _____.

• glacial drift 
• glacial retreat 
• glacial advance 
• glacial equilibrium 

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Icebergs form when a glacier flows into a body of water and cracks apart. This process is known as _____.

• drifting
• cracking
• calving
• crevassing

unsorted rock material (large and small rocks) deposited directly by a glacier as it melts

• glacial drift

• stratified drift

• till

• glacier

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What are jagged ridges that form on mountains called?

• U-shaped valleys

• cirques

• aretes

• horns

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_____ are enormous boulders transported and deposited by glaciers, often far from their source region.

• Till
• Erratics
• Moraines
• Fiords

A sharp, pyramid shaped peak formed by glacial erosion

• Horn

• Arete

• Cirque

• Erratic

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Identify the landform in the picture created by a glacier.

• arete

• cirque

• kettle lake

• moraine

What glacial features are indicated by the labels C and D on the figure?

• moraines
• outwash plains
• kettle lakes
• ice sheets

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What type of glacier forms in a mountainous area?

• alpine

• continental

• till

• moraine